Sweden’s Libraries Destroying Pippi Longstocking Children’s Books Because of Racist Phrases

Breitbart ^ | July 19, 2017 | Wojciech Zsrojkowski

[C19fan]

A Swedish council has admitted that local libraries have been throwing out copies of a popular children’s book because it contains racist expressions, with one local journalist even claiming the books are being burnt. Older versions of the Pippi Langstrumpf [Pippi Longstocking] book entitled ‘Pippi in the South Seas,’ have been discarded by libraries in the Botkyrka municipality.

[cpdiii]

Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) wrote “Huckleberry Finn.” In recent years this great book has been deemed racist. However, if one reads this great novel it points out the great wrongs of racism. It is subtle. It is real.

Samuel Clemens was a brilliant man. To live the life he did would be a dream come true as a writer, a novelist, a riverboat captain, a newspaper editor etc. He was and is a Sage that transcends his death. He did like to drink a bit of bourbon also!

He despised slavery. He was a man much before his time.

[Maverick68]

At the risk of starting a spit-storm I’ll tell you: Electing women happened....there, I said it.

Of course I should amend it to say “electing the wrong women”, as the world would benefit greatly from seeing another Margaret Thatcher rise.

[4yearlurker]

Noooooo! DO NOT throw out old books and Mags! They are something that still sells fairly well. I have trashed picked books and sold them for good money. Research them.

[kearnyirish2]

We just live with such low-information people that Clemens’ use of the word “nigger” (regardless of context) is much more important than his abolitionist bent/anti-slavery message. Many people today are not worthy to shine Clemens’ shoes; they certainly don’t (or can’t) read his books.

[Eurotwit]

Don’t blame women.

Blame the dilution of the the voting franchise.